SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- REFURBISHMENT AND TESTING OF PULSERS USED IN 300 KV AND 450 KV FLASH X-RAY SYSTEMS
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- W911QX-04-R-0008
- Response Due
- 3/5/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/4/2004
- Point of Contact
- Gregory Davies, 410-278-6809
- E-Mail Address
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US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division
(gdavies@arl.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; propo sals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is W911QX-04-R-0008. This acquisition is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-18. This action is a full and open competition. The associated NAICS code is 333319; the SIC code is 3699. The small business size standard is 500 employees. The following is a list of contract line it em number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure: 0001 Air conversion and refurbishment for pulser used in 450 KV flash x-ray system. Air conversion will allow pulsers to operate with dry, compressed air. Refurbishment includes replacement of all o-rings, spark balls, plungers, springs, trigger balls, a nd electrical test of all modules. Part number 43734A option O74, 10 ea. 0002 Testing and pressure certification of 450 KV remote tube head, part number 43734A option 75, 10 ea. 0003 Air conversion control panel for 450 KV flash x-ray system, part numb er 130-195100, 2 ea. 0004 Air conversion and refurbishment for pulser used in 300 KV flash x-ray system. Air conversion will allow pulsers to operate with dry, compressed air. Refurbishment includes replacement of all o-rings, spark balls, plungers, spr ings, trigger balls, and electrical test of all modules. Part number 43733A option O74, 20 ea. 0005 Testing and pressure certification of 300 KV remote tube head, part number 43733A option 75, 33 ea. 0006 Air conversion control panel for 300 KV flash x-ray system, part number 130-195200, 3 ea. Description of requirements: The Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD currently owns multiple flash x-ray systems to instrument and record info rmation from ballistic experiments. Of particular interest here are pulsers used as a major component within both 300 KV and 450 KV flash x-ray systems. The Army desires to upgrade these assets by 1) converting them to operate with dry compressed air ins tead of currently required sulfur hexafluoride gas and 2) refurbish them to original operating condition by replacing internal components that have broken down due to normal wear and tear and exposure to the elements. After the refurbishment the pulsers w ill have the capability to reliably operate using dry, compressed air as the working gas and without electrical breakdown. The Army is planning to pay for the refurbishment of ten (10) pulsers. ARLs technical requirements are based on the Government-owne d asset, Titan Systems Corporation Part Numbers 43734A and 43733A, used in 450 KV flash x-ray system. The following are the expected tasks to accomplish for this refurbishment: Air conversion and refurbishment of pulser (pulser model identified as Titan p art number 43734A) used in 450 KV flash x-ray system. Air conversion will allow pulsers to operate with dry, compressed air (instead of currently required sulfur hexaflouride gas) to prevent electrical breakdown. Refurbishment includes complete replacemen t of all o-rings, spark balls, plungers, springs, trigger ball assembly, and electrical test of all modules to verify proper function of refurbished pulser. Testing and pressure certification of 450 KV remote tube head to verify that tube head will operate properly at the increased working pressure created by the air conversion of the associated pulser. Air conversion control panel for 450 KV flash x-ray syst em, part number 130-195100 Air conversion and refurbishment for pulser (pulser identified as Titan part number 43733A) used in 300 KV flash x-ray system. Air conversion will allow pulsers to operate with dry, compressed air (instead of currently req uired sulfur hexaflouride gas) to prevent electrical breakdown. Refurbishment includes complete replacement of all o-rings, spark balls, plungers, springs, trigger ball assembly, and electrical test of all modules to verify proper function of refurbished pulser. Testing and pressure certification of 300 KV remote tube head to verify that tube head will operate properly at the increased working pressure created by the air conversion of the associated pulser. Air conversion control panel for 300 KV flash x-ray system, part number 130-195200 The shipping assumption is that government arranges and pays for shipment of pulsers/tube heads to contractor to include disassembly and reassembly. Delivery is required by 6 months after receipt of order. Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ATTN: AMSRL-WM-MA, Bldg. 434, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001. Acceptance shall be performed at U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001 Final acceptance of this system will be made only after unit is assembled, tested, and found compliant by the Government end user. The FOB point is Des tination. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: None. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: The Government will award a contract resulting from this s olicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Contracting Officer shall make a best value award decision based on the following evaluation factors: Technical approach of the item offered to meet the Governments requirements; Price; Past Performance, and Delivery Schedule, in descending order of importance. Technical approach and past performance, when combined, are more important, when compa red to price. Delivery schedules are important to the Government and will be evaluated separately, but will be given a lower importance than price. The Government will award a contract to the offeror whose offer conforms to the stated tasks outlined herein . Prices must be furnished as firm fixed price. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. The technical evaluation will be a determination of the offerors ability to deliver a complete refurbished pulser that meets the state d requirements and shall be based on information furnished by the offeror. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnis h as part of their proposal all descriptive material necessary for the Government to determine whether the proposal(s) meets technical requirements. Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual performance of similar tasks for industry or government agencies (contractor format for past performance data is desired). Past performance will consider the reviews/ratings of other users who presently use or used offerors services and ability of the offeror to meet de livery schedules. Offerors must include records of at least three recent jobs, within the last 5 years, and identify a point of contact for each by providing a name and telephone number. Failure to submit past performance information (or to address past p erformance) with your proposal will result in your proposal being made non responsive. Technical capability is more important than price, and the contracting officer may make award to other than the lowest priced offeror. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212- 3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items, with its offer. DFARS 252.212-7000 (NOV 1995), Offeror Representations and Certifications applies to thi s acquisition. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUL 1995); FAR 52.219.8, Utilization of Sma ll Business Concerns (OCT 2000); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002); FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities (JAN 2004); FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Products (AUG 2000); FAR 52.232-33, Payme nt by Electronic Funds Transfer (MAY 1999). The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: Restriction on Subcontracto r Sales to the Government (JUL 1995); FAR 52.219.8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2000); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002); FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabl ed Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities (JAN 2004); FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Materia l Content for EPA Designated Products (AUG 2000); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (MAY 1999) DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A, Required Central Contractor Registration (NOV 2003); DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy America Act and Balance of Payments Prog ram (APR 2003), DFARS 252.227-7015, Technical Data-Commercial Items (NOV 1995); DFARS 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (SEP 1999) Clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Clauses and provisions can be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. Proposals are due at 1600 EST, March 05, 2004, via email to RMAC-Adelphi@arl.army.mil. Offerors must cite the solicitation number in the subject line. Proposals received after this date and time will be considered non-responsive. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Mr. Greg Davies, telephone 410-278-6514/email gdavies@arl.army.mil. For information regarding this solicitation, please contact Debbie Morrow, Contract Specialist, 410-278-8675/e-mail dmorrow@arl.army.mil.
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- Address: US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division Bldg. 434 Aberdeen Proving Gro MD
- Zip Code: 21005
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 21005
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